Category: Short Story

January 25, 2021

I Will Never Take a Husband

Meet Satu, a young girl who adores her village, Siti, where she delights on childhood memories—make-believe with her best friend, Jijo, a delicious favourite dish, and more. But cultural practices that ensue when divorced women die, give her a glimpse of a future she can’t bear. She rejects a boy. Satu tells this tale entrenched by hostile and rigid customs with humour, vibrancy, and innocence. […]